The Charming Examples of such an Excellent Spirit, are plentifully exhibited in those Judges wherewith our God favoured his Israel, of old. But having recommended Them, as the Chief and Best Subjects for your pious Emulation, it will not be amiss, if I also set before Your Excellency, the instance of a Noble Roman as truly admirable. 'Twas the Renowned Fabius Maximus; Who being advanced unto the Highest Office and Command in the Common-Wealth, did through a zeal for his Country, overcome the greatest affronts that any person of quality could have received. Minutius the master of the horse, & the ⟨image ?⟩next person in dignity to himself, […] first pri••••y Traduce him, as One that was No Soldier, and, Less Politician; and be after wards did by both Speeches and Letters, prejudice not only the Army, but also the Senate, a against him, so that Minutius was now by an Unprecedented Commission brought into Equal Terms with Fabius. All this while the Great Fabius did not throw up his Cares for the Common-wealth, but with a marvellous Equality of Mind, endured equally the Malice of the Judges, and the Fury of the […], and when Minutius a while after, was with all his Forces, upon the point of perishing by the Victorius Arms of Hannibal, th• very Injured Fabius, not Listening to the Dictates of of Revenge and Envy, came in, helped him, saved him; and by that Excellent Spirit, he at length made his worst Adversaries the Captives of his Generosity. Upon this History, I may now say with one of the Ancients, If Heathens can do thus much for the Glory of their Name, what shall not Christians do for the glory of Heaven? Sir, You being a Christian, that have already given such Demonstrations of an Excellent Spirit, as cannot be found in those that are Strangers to the Spirit of Christ, I do assure my self that you will go on in Answering the Character of an Excellent Spirit, now Laid before You. Which if You do, the Benefit that You did ⟨image ?⟩unto the English Nation, by carrying more than One or Two Hundred Thousand Pounds into that Kingdom, will not be so considerable as the Advantage that will accrue to Your Dear New-England, by Your Contributing to the Continuance of the Divine Presence […] among us. 'Tis with such Wishes, that I take Leave to Subscribe my self,
The Charming Examples of such an Excellent Spirit, are plentifully exhibited in those Judges wherewith our God favoured his Israel, of old. But having recommended Them, as the Cheef and Best Subjects for your pious Emulation, it will not be amiss, if I also set before Your Excellency, the instance of a Noble Roman as truly admirable. T'was the Renowned Fabius Maximus; Who being advanc'd unto the Highest Office and Command in the Common-Wealth, did through a zeal for his Country, overcome the greatest affronts that any person of quality could have received. Minutius the master of the horse, & the ⟨image ?⟩next person in dignity to himself, 〈…〉 first pri••••y Traduce him, as One that was No Souldier, and, Less Politician; and be after wards did by both Speeches and Letters, prejudice not only the Army, but also the Senate, a against him, so that Minutius was now by an Unpresidented Commission brought into Equal Terms with Fabius. All this while the Great Fabius did not throw up his Cares for the Common-wealth, but with a marvellous Equality of Mind, endured equally the Malice of the Judges, and the Fury of the 〈…〉, and when Minutius a while after, was with all his Forces, upon the point of perishing by the Victorius Arms of Hannibal, th• very Injured Fabius, not Listning to the Dictates of of Revenge and Envy, came in, helped him, saved him; and by that Excellent Spirit, he at length made his worst Adversaries the Captives of his Generosity. Upon this History, I may now say with one of the Ancients, If Heathens can do thus much for the Glory of their Name, what shall not Christians do for the glory of Heaven? Sir, You being a Christian, that have already given such Demonstrations of an Excellent Spirit, as cannot be found in those that are Strangers to the Spirit of Christ, I do assure my self that you will go on in Answering the Character of an Excellent Spirit, now Laid before You. Which if You do, the Benefit that You did ⟨image ?⟩unto the English Nation, by carrying more than One or Two Hundred Thousand Pounds into that Kingdom, will not be so considerable as the Advantage that will accrue to Your Dear New-England, by Your Contributing to the Continuance of the Divine Presence 〈…〉 among us. 'Tis with such Wishes, that I take Leave to Subcribe my self,
